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WIKTIONARY
public
Adjective
∙
Able to be seen or known by everyone; open to general view, happening without concealment. [from 14th c.]
∙
Pertaining to all the people as a whole (as opposed a private group); concerning the whole country, community etc. [from 15th c.]
∙
Officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the state on behalf of the community. [from 15th c.]
∙
Open to all members of a community; especially, provided by national or local authorities and supported by money from taxes. [from 15th c.]
∙
Traded publicly via a stock market.
of a company
Noun
∙
The people in general, regardless of membership of any particular group.
∙
A public house; an inn.
archaic